Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers

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This is the list that Spike Lee distributes to his graduate students at NYU every year.

Spike says: "I've Been A Professor At The NYU Graduate Film For The Past 15 Years.The 1st Day Of Every Class I Hand Out My List Of Films That I Feel You Must See If You Want To Make Films. Please Look At This List And See What You Might Have Missed. As I Tell My Students If You Want Your Film "Game" To Be Tight You Must Have Seen Great Movies, World Cinema, It Just Can't Be Hollywood Films. Educate Yourself. Learn. Grow. Evolve. Make Great Films.

Peace, Onward And Upward,

Spike Lee."

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  1. 23 -1

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 11 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 32 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 66 -8

    Blue Collar

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 60 -8

    Cooley High

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 45 new

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 93 -8

    Dead End

    1937, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 81 -8

    Dirty Pretty Things

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 22 -1

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 19 -

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 41 -2

    Fat City

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 48 new

    Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina...

    1973 — a.k.a. Love & Anarchy, in 1 top list Check
  13. 53 -8

    Home of the Brave

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  14. 13 -

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 74 -8

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 51 -8

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 90 -8

    Lust for Life

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 43 -2

    Marathon Man

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 47 new

    Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore

    1972 — a.k.a. The Seduction of Mimi, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 92 -8

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 28 -1

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 52 -8

    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 72 -8

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 68 -8

    Paris brûle-t-il?

    1966 — a.k.a. Is Paris Burning?, in 1 top list Check
  25. 50 new

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 59 -8

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 71 -8

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 20 new

    Rue Cases Nègres

    1983 — a.k.a. Sugar Cane Alley, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 12 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  30. 61 -8

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 21 -1

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 37 -2

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 58 -8

    Thief

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 38 -2

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 49 new

    Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro...

    1974 — a.k.a. Swept Away, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 10 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 94 -8

    Zelig

    1983, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 25 -1

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  39. 26 -1

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  40. 62 -8

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  41. 24 -1

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 57 -8

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  43. 7 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 6 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  45. 77 -8

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  46. 2 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  47. 55 -8

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  48. 76 -8

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  49. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  50. 88 -8

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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